General Graduate School Information

• Researching and Applying to Graduate School (On-Line Workshop)
• Creating a Personal Essay (On-Line Workshop)

Graduate School Timeline

Junior Year

Get to know your faculty; think about what you want from graduate study - it is more intense and focused than undergraduate study.  It's not too soon to research programs through use of the Internet and/or contact the graduate school for application materials and catalogs.  Some students may also want to take the required graduate exams.

Senior Year

Following are activities that will need to be completed; the timing is dependent on the application deadlines of the individual school you are applying to.

• Request school catalogs along with applications for admission and financial aid.
• Register for necessary admission exams.
• Ask faculty/employers to write letters of recommendation; allow plenty of time in advance of the deadline (include a self-addressed, stamped envelope).
• Arrange for official transcripts to be mailed.
• Complete and mail applications.
• Verify the receipt of all admission materials (application, transcript, exam score, letters of recommendation, etc.).
• Visit the schools.
• Evaluate admission offers.